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Today: May 23, 2011 Awaiting the Rapture The longer Republicans wait for an "exciting" candidate, the worse off they'll be. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Netanyahu Blew It The Israeli prime minister picks a stupid, unnecessary, and wrong fight with President Obama. By Eliot Spitzer READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Fantasy Island Are Republicans losing their grip on reality? By Jacob Weisberg READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Why a Boring Candidate Is Just What the GOP Needs Right Now The Argument Over 1967 Borders Is a Pointless Distraction William Hurt as Henry Paulson Is the Best Thing About the Oversimplified Too Big To Fail The 11 Contradictions of Newt Gingrich and How They Will Sink Him Advertisement Do Tornadoes Cause Huge Environmental Problems? Why the Chinese Despise Cheese Briefing Palinisms: Did she really say that? Palinisms: Did she really say that? News & Politics How cutting off the Internet backfired on Hosni Mubarak. How one TV reporter tried to reveal the underbelly of the Pakistani media. Arts Born This Way: Lady Gaga's new album is a pop rapture. Bob Dylan's 70th birthday: What does, and doesn't, his music owe to his fans? Life Sex offenders, gift etiquette, terrible twos, and office relationships—Prudie chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com. Mississippi River floods: A slide show of the waterway's most devastating deluges. (PHOTOS) Science Tornado in Missouri: Why more and more natural disasters are plaguing us, and what we can do about it. Apocalypse 2011: What happens to a doomsday cult when the world doesn't end? Podcasts & Video Dear Prudence: My man used to be a tramp. (VIDEO) Obama's Middle East speech, the GOP primary race, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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